ignipuncture

English

Etymology

From Latin ignis (“fire”) + puncture.

Noun

ignipuncture (countable and uncountable, plural ignipunctures)

1. The original procedure of closing a retina break in retinal separation by transfixation of the break with cautery.

Further reading

• “ignipuncture”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

French

Noun

ignipuncture f (plural ignipunctures)

1. ignipuncture

Further reading

• “ignipuncture”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.